Tokio, 11th March, The issue of exchequer bonds has been subscribed four times over.—Our own correspondent.
12th March.
The financial conference to-day was attended by all the Ministers and the Elder Statesmen.
According to what has since become apparent, the Government is believed to be now prepared to extend its financial programme for the war.
It will enforce the nationalization of the tobacco industry and the salt monopoly, besides enhancing the ex isting taxes. fon The actual subscriptions to the ex~ chequer bonds amount to 452,235,625 yen.—Our own correspondent,
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